Is this overkill for storage of iTunes music?
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It depends how much music and video you have. The nice thing about RAID is that when set up properly, it is redundant and therefore does not need to be backed up on TimeMachine. So it is a good way to have a great deal of music, video, photos, etc. for which you don't have room on your Mac Air or whatever and make sure that it is well protected and never lost. It is a great reliable drive.
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You must have a huge iTunes file if you need 10 Terabytes. Love this but I am concerned because if one hard drive fails, you lose the whole thing.
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You need more hard drive storage. If you have lots of video and music files, the bigger the hard drive, the better it is. You should get at least a 250 GB, since the prices are so low now.
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There has not been a problem with my iTunes and this drive. I migrated my iTunes to this drive, there was a duplication problem for about a week, and I resolved it by removing the old drive from the computer--problem went away.
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I haven't tried doing that. I just download my itunes music/ movies onto it.
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Apple does not recommend it but lots of people have success. You should always have 2 backups. Preferably with one off-site.
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I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol).But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to working out. Plus it clips right to my shirt and weighs like an ounce, so it's perfect.I'd never give up either one of them! I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol).But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to... » Read More I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol).But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to working out. Plus it clips right to my shirt and weighs like an ounce, so it's perfect.I'd never give up either one of them! « Show Less
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My apologies on my misunderstanding. iTunes seems to either be the software you love and can't do without or the source of all evil in the computing world. It appears that not many people are neutral about it. One thing I have noticed is that people who hate it don't like using it the way the designers intended (letting iTunes do all the backend organizing, filing, etc). If you have specific ways you want your files organized which differ from iTunes, you'll always be fightining with it. You might want to play around with some of the 3rd party options. I've heard good things about MediaMonkey and Anaphod (sp?). Best of luck.
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Pat, a previous buyer named Sparky gave you a correct answer. But let me add to your inquiry: Memory capacity is important but not always extremely necessary. It all depends on your needs and usage of the equipment. In my situation, I always save my recordings (MP3 format) with a labeled folder into My Music Folder (Windows) and iTunes. I don't keep my Digital Voice Recorder full of my recordings. Bottom Line: you can manage your equipment memory capacity to your convenience. Edgar
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I have about 23gb in music, and closing in on 100gb in movies. I have the 80gb Video iPod. If you're like me, you're gonna wanna wait for at least the 128gb iPod
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What Katie said, except that the usable capacity on a microsd card is not equivalent to its total maximum capacity. You will have a little less than 40GB to store music.
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I have about 1250 average length songs on my 16 Gb thumb drive and it is using about 5.5 Gb of memory. My guess is you would hit the 2,000 song limit at about 8 Gb.
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If you subscribe to iTunes Match for only $24.99/year you will have access to your entire music library. You do not have to store music on your iPod if it's in iCloud. I have over 10,000 songs in my iCloud library that I can play wherever I go. However, I would recommend the 32GB as a minimum to get the 5MP camera. The 16GB does not include a camera other than the FaceTime camera. You also have Photosteam of 1,000 of your photos in the cloud. If you use Photobucket or Flikr you will have access to your photos too. If you have Netflix or Comcast Xfinity you can stream movies to your iPod. This little device does it all except phone calls but there is no monthly bill either! If you subscribe to iTunes Match for only $24.99/year you will have access to your entire music library. You do not have to store music on your iPod if it's in iCloud. I have over 10,000 songs in my iCloud library that I can play wherever I go. However, I would recommend the 32GB as a minimum to get the 5MP camera. The 16GB does not include a camera other than the FaceTime camera. You also have Photosteam of 1,000 of your photos in the cloud. If you use Photobucket or Flikr you will have access to your photos too. If you have Netflix or Comcast Xfinity you can stream movies to your... » Read More If you subscribe to iTunes Match for only $24.99/year you will have access to your entire music library. You do not have to store music on your iPod if it's in iCloud. I have over 10,000 songs in my iCloud library that I can play wherever I go. However, I would recommend the 32GB as a minimum to get the 5MP camera. The 16GB does not include a camera other than the FaceTime camera. You also have Photosteam of 1,000 of your photos in the cloud. If you use Photobucket or Flikr you will have access to your photos too. If you have Netflix or Comcast Xfinity you can stream movies to your iPod. This little device does it all except phone calls but there is no monthly bill either! « Show Less
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I'm not sure what you are using to store your music on your computer. I have Amazon Music. You might have iTunes or something like that. Make sure that is on and activated on your computer before plugging in your device.
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NO! This is not a laptop for storing your media. It can however play your media files. I think you should get real laptop or desktop as your primary computer. Because if you are really stranded and have to buy too many add-ons to this notebook for all your daily needs like a better display, sound, input devices, etc etc.. But if you want to store your music files for mobility, choose a passport drive for extra storage, they are light, variety of sizes upto 320GB.
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i am not familiar with itunes, i don't use that service, but i do know that the range of formats being audio or video are adequate for an item in this price range.
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In this day, considerably, no (seeing as terabyte is available). I imagine you're a music person who listens to a lot of music. If you are, then 32g should be fine for you. If you're someone like me who got a 16g just for my own compositions then you don't need a 32g. You can fit anywhere from 200-300 songs in 1g (depending on the length of the song), so essentially having a 32g would hold about 9,600 songs. Your call. I'd say go for it because you never know what new music you might discover. Plus, it's always better to have extra storage. I would've gotten it myself, but the price was a bit too much.
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The answer you were previously given is not correct.You can set up a separate folder for iTunes if you so desire.